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Night procession outdoors at a festival. Several large white bull figures with painted faces, horns and red, purple and orange fabric draped over their bodies are carried or worn by performers in the foreground. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk among them, and a crowd of onlookers stands behind under strong white floodlights. Two ornate, multicoloured decorated palanquin-style carriages with pointed domes and tassels stand in the background beside a red tent and string lights. A man in a white shirt stands at left.

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December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession outdoors in front of a temple. In the foreground two large white bull figures with horns, draped in white cloth and green sashes, are carried or moved forward by people in white garments. Behind them a decorated palanquin-style canopy with red, yellow and blue panels stands above the crowd. Several onlookers in white shirts and dhotis watch, and women in colourful saris and jewellery stand at right, one holding a long staff. String lights decorate a tree at upper right. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this view.2016-12-23Night procession at an outdoor ground with bright lights. Two performers in elaborate costumes ride horse-shaped frames, one in purple and orange with a white horse head and pink plumes, the other in blue, purple and orange with a gold-trimmed headdress and fan. Behind them stand decorated colourful ratha-style canopy structures, and a crowd of onlookers, drummers in maroon and purple, and attendants in red saris and yellow-and-green costumes watch or walk alongside. A green-lit tree and a tent stand at the right edge.2016-12-23Night procession with two performers in tall white bull-headed masks with black horns, wearing white cloth with red and magenta skirts, dancing in the street. Behind them a crowd of men stands watching, including a man in a blue shirt and another in a light blue striped shirt with an orange cloth, one holding a drum. A large decorated chariot or ratha with red, yellow and blue woven panels and tassels stands in the background, and a figure in ornate gold headgear appears at the right edge. Tents and a red backdrop surround the scene.2016-12-23Night procession at a temple-style festival. In the foreground a performer in a purple and orange skirt, blue bodice with gold trim, and gold headpiece dances beside a white horse-shaped costume decorated with mirror work and pink-and-white plumes. Behind, two colourful canopied palanquins with fringed domes stand among a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts. To the right, figures with painted yellow-green bodies and a bearded man in a white robe stand near a drummer in a maroon shirt holding a drum. Strings of lights glow in the background.2016-12-23A night procession in a paved courtyard with string lights on a building wall. Two large costumed figures on stilts dominate the centre: the left one wears a magenta and orange skirt with a red and gold net veil, the right one a blue and orange skirt, a feathered headdress and a painted face. Behind them, men in white dhotis and women in saris carry umbrellas in blue, red and teal, and drummers in purple dhotis play drums. Figures in the left foreground include a bare-chested man in an orange-brown dhoti and a man in a white kurta with a gold-bordered waist cloth. Decorated poles and flags in red and orange appear at the right edge.2016-12-09Night photograph of a festival procession with dancers and drummers. In the foreground a performer in a purple and orange skirt, a green and black embellished blouse and a red-and-white headdress with a pink plume dances on a concrete path. Beside her a mirrored, white-and-blue costumed figure with a tall plume stands. Behind them, decorated palanquins with colourful canopies and fringed panels are carried through the crowd, and a drummer in red and maroon plays a drum. Other participants in saffron, yellow and green traditional dress and a figure balancing an ornate headpiece walk among onlookers in white shirts and dhotis under string lights.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23